The now week-long sultry stretch of hot, humid weather will last a bit longer, but relief is finally in sight.Look for mostly sunny skies on Monday, Aug. 8 with a high temperature again in the low 90s and a slight chance of afternoon and evening showers and storms, according to the National Weather Service.It will mark the seventh straight day the high temperature has been around ...

A polio case identified in New York may be the "tip of the iceberg," the state's health commissioner is now saying.Dr. Mary T. Bassett issued the warning after officials said wastewater samples had detected the virus in Orange County shortly after officials confirmed a case in neighboring Rockland County in late July, the first time the disease has been seen in the United States in ...

Updated story: ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Hudson ValleyOne person was killed in a crash on a busy roadway in the Hudson Valley.It happened in Rockland County around noontime Saturday, Aug. 6 in New City in the area of Little Tor Road between Tor Terrace and Morland Road and involved a vehicle and a pedestrian, Clarkstown Police said.The roadway was closed for ...

A man has been accused of threatening mass harm at a Long Island hotel.Joshua Hurt, age 28, of Wheatley Heights, wrote a comment on a travel website on Saturday, July 30 threatening to bring a gun to Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel, located in Islandia at 3635 Express Drive North, with the intent of hurting the staff at the gaming facility, Suffolk County Police said.Following an ...

More pop-up storms are expected as humid conditions linger in the region, but relief from the heat is finally in sight.Sunday, Aug. 7 will be partly sunny and warm, with a high temperature in the low 90s and heat indices in the mid to upper 90s, according to the National Weather Service. It will mark the sixth straight day the high temperature has been around or above the 90-degree ...

A teenager was killed and two other 18-year-olds were hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway.It happened around 4:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug 6 in the area of Exit 20 in the town of Hempstead.An 18-year-old driver was traveling westbound when the vehicle left the roadway and struck the bridge embankment, state police said. The driver was injured and ...

A suspect is on the loose after a violent robbery at a Long Island 7-Eleven.It happened around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 in Bethpage.That's when the suspect entered the store located at 497 Stewart Ave., selected approximately $20 worth of merchandise and when he realized he hadn’t any money requested from the clerk that he receive the items for free, Nassau County Police ...

Police are investigating a crash that seriously injured a man on Long Island overnight.It happened around 3:25 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 in Cold Spring Harbor.The man, identified as Jeramy Reiderer, age 30, of Seaford, was operating a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle westbound on Route 25A, when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck a guardrail near Route 108, Suffolk County Police ...

Pop-up storms will be possible throughout the weekend as hot, humid conditions linger in the region.Skies will be partly sunny on Saturday, Aug. 6 with a high temperature in the upper 80s, but muggy conditions will make it feel like it's well into the 90s, according to the National Weather Service.The window for scattered storms Saturday will be from about 2 p.m. ...

A man is accused of causing damage to another vehicle during a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley.It happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Rockland County on northbound I-87 in the town of Ramapo, according to state police.Troopers located and stopped both vehicles. The investigation at the scene determined that Davonne S. Wilmore, age 31, of the Bronx, threw a ...